Living the enlightenment
Subtitle: freemasonry and politics in eighteenth-century Europe
By: Margaret C. Jacob.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
Subjects: Freemasons -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.; Freemasonry -- Political aspects -- Europe -- History -- 18th century.; Enlightenment -- Europe.; Europe -- Politics and government -- 1648-1789.
Description: This historical study of Enlightenment Freemasonry traces the origins and development of the order, from the roots of its political philosophy in 17th-century England to the French Revolution.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-294) and index.